Twinkle Khanna

“I would have liked to be Birbal in Akbar's court, but a court jester also suits me just fine.”

“When your name is Twinkle, you are a bookworm, and a fat child, then you have to be ready to be made fun of. As a child, I used my fists a lot, but then the tongue seemed like a better option. So I started using words as a sword to jab fun at myself.”

“I am into the candle business, have a home store, The White Window, and interior designing is my primary occupation, though writing now seems to have become better known.”

“I don't really read non-fiction, but I have grown up on a steady diet of Wodehouse and, of course, science fiction.”

“I'm not romantic; I'm very practical. There are lots of fish in the sea; so whoever gets struck with your rod, one is as good as another.”

“Aamir once went behind a rock to cry because his director didn't listen to what he was saying.”

“After sitting for two to three hours at a stretch, my feet just swell up. So I try to walk as much as I can.”

“I think you have to be pragmatic to the approach of life and brutally honest with yourself. We all are here to do something, and it is important to understand our potential first.”

“I don't need an alarm clock to wake up in the morning. Akshay snores so loudly that I'm usually awake the entire night!”

“I learnt how to make candles when I was a kid. My mom used to make them. Then, when I broke my leg once and couldn't really move around, I started playing around with it... putting the scent inside and dried flowers, and that's it.”

“I still remember, when I got my fees for 'Barsaat,' I ran into a car showroom and purchased a Maruti Esteem. I treasure that car more than anything else in the world.”

“Scripts didn't exist during my time in Bollywood, or, at least, I was never given one. I don't want to act at all and am happy in my cave.”

“Now that I look back, all the things that I was teased about, became game changers and my strengths. That's what we have to learn as mothers. We push our children so much to be perfect, but it's their imperfections that make them unique.”

“The editor of a newspaper, who is an old friend, asked me to write a column. According to her, I cracked lame jokes all the time and read voraciously.”

“I think till I reached my mid-30s, I just rebelled and rebelled. But eventually, the one thing I did pick up from mom was paying attention to my hair. We all put eggs, oil, dahi, even beer in our hair.”

“The gratifying part of my journey is no one calls me a star child or a superstar's wife anymore. I think I have grown beyond that and have my own identity.”

“Sometimes I do give in to a scoop of sitaphal ice cream from Naturals or a chocolate chip cookie.”

“I actually believe we are the superior gender. Why are we superior? Statistically, we outlive men by a good 10 years. No one should underestimate the power of nagging - it's on par with nuclear weapons.”

“I think every woman should have the skills and confidence to be able to earn a living. A working woman is happy because she has goals beyond herself and her needs.”

“I am a bad actress. I know I am. I am realistic. I can't even lie properly; how can you expect me to act?”